<p class="copy"><span class="leadtext">WE MODELED THE ENAN</span> after our award-winning, best-selling Akto, with the goal of making a three season version that was as light as possible while still having the strength we require from a Hilleberg tent. We knew that we could have made the Enan even lighter, but we also knew that doing so would yield less than “true Hilleberg” durability and function.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">We used the Akto’s proven single pole design and its single-ended full pole sleeve system, then reduced weight by using lighter, Kerlon 1000 in the outer tent and a very light inner tent fabric. At the same time, we kept the same 9 mm DAC NSL pole the Akto uses, because the weight savings of a smaller diameter pole is quite negligible, while the loss in strength is significant.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">As with our other Yellow Label tents, the Enan’s venting system is built into its construction: a full mesh inner tent door, in combination with outer tent head and foot ends of tough mesh both allows and encourages constant air flow. For very windy and rainy conditions, Kerlon 1000 fabric panels can be rolled down and secured to cover the outer tent’s mesh ends. When not in use, these panels roll up and stuff into integrated pockets.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent end">During development, our testers used the Enan for everything from adventure travel in Southeast Asia, to backpacking trips in Europe and the US. All praised how easy it was to pitch, its roominess and its comfort, and all were quite impressed with its strength – and, of course, with its very pleasing light weight! This is a yellow label tent.</p>

 \n<p class="nameTag"><i>“Enan” is a small river in the Jämtland mountains in northern Sweden.</i></p>

 \n<p style="text-align: center;">USD $680</p>

 \n<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Features</strong></p>

 \n<p style="text-align: center;">Kerlon 1000 outer tent fabric and 9 mm poles make for a very lightweight yet strong tent.

 \n3 season design: ventilation is built into the construction, and the inner tent mesh areas have no backing fabric panels.

 \nSingle pole construction offers excellent space to weight ratio and is an outstanding choice for mobile journeys.

 \nPlenty of room for one occupant and his or her gear.

 \nLinked but seperable inner and outer tent for simultaneous pitching.

 \nBasic pitching requires six pegs: two in the corners of both the head foot ends, and one each in the head and foot end guy lines. The simple, single-opening, continuous pole sleeve and tensioner system is quick to pitch and remarkably stable.

 \nThe single entrance/single vestibule configuration affords easy access as well as storage space.

 \nAn optional footprint covers the entire area of the outer tent, including the vestibules. It connects directly to the tent, and can be left attached during pitching.

 \nThe inner tent can be replaced with a Mesh Inner tent (sold separately; see accessories).

 \nThe outer and inner tents can be used separately. Pitching the inner tent alone requires optional pole holders (see accessories).</p>

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 \n<strong>The story of Enan</strong>

 \n<p class="copy"><span class="leadtext">AT FIRST GLANCE</span>, our Enan solo tent looks remarkably like our all-season Red Label Akto. And, indeed, we modeled the Enan, which we introduced in 2015, on the Akto, which we debuted in 1995.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">In its 20 years, the iconic Akto has more than proven itself. Hikers, cyclists, climbers, paddlers, and hunters continue to count on it in a wide array of all-season conditions and terrains. “It has even been used quite successfully on North and South Pole expeditions,” says Bo Hilleberg, company founder and chief of product development. “But this is not really something we recommend!”</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">So when we began envisioning a very light Yellow Label solo tent, it made perfect sense to choose our Akto’s proven design as a starting place. As Bo points out, however, “the Enan is much more than simply a lighter weight Yellow Label ‘version’ of the Akto.”</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">When we began developing our Yellow Label, three-season tent line in 2010, we had been making all-season tents for over 35 years. From that long experience, we knew that the term “three season” could vary wildly depending on location. So we designed our first Yellow Label tents to be very light, yet strong enough for use during the snow-free months of the year, in fairly protected conditions, but completely independent of geographic locale.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">With the Enan, our goal was to create a roomy one-person tent that fulfilled our “snow-free adventure” concept. All Yellow Label tents are designed to be very light and strong, and the Enan is no exception: we wanted to make it as light as possible for its intended use, but with all the requisite strength for the conditions needed for its intended use.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">We began with our Kerlon 1000 outer tent fabric, the same as we use in our Anjan and Rogen models. We also developed a new, lighter weight inner tent fabric and a lighter weight mesh. Next we considered how else we could create weight savings. In keeping with the Enan’s snow-free use, we wanted to pare down the original Akto design, but without losing any function. The result is the triangular ends, which, according to Bo, save “a notable amount of weight.” We also “3-seasoned” the Akto’s head and foot ends, which are made from a breathable and air-permeable snow proof fabric. For the Enan version, we used full mesh for constant air flow, and then built in stowable flaps that can be deployed in the worst rainy conditions. And, as with all Yellow Label tents, fixed mesh panels on the inner tent make venting a full-time affair. “The end result,” says Bo, “is exactly what we wanted – a very light yet quite strong and roomy solo tent.”</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">Since its introduction a year ago, the Enan, like its Red Label sibling, the Akto, has proven itself a tough and versatile solo tent. We’ve heard from a great deal of users who have had great success with the Enan in a variety of conditions – including some that definitely push the limits of what the Enan was designed for. And we were honored that Germany’s largest outdoor magazine, Outdoor, awarded the Enan its prestigious Editor’s Choice award in the summer of 2015.</p>

 \n<strong>The story of yellow label tents</strong>

 \n<p class="copy"><span class="leadtext">WHILE WE ORIGINALLY BUILT</span> our reputation on all-season tents, we have always known that there were many users who wanted a lighter weight tent, and who didn’t need all-season strength and comfort. But we have never subscribed to the traditional concept of “3 season tents,” which always seemed to equate to “summer tents.” In part, the problem is that those three seasons – spring, summer, and fall – are very different in, say, northern Sweden, than they are in Australia.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">In 2010, we began the project that would become our Yellow Label tents, which we introduced in 2012. Rather than creating the typical “3-season tents,” however, we set out to build lighter weight tents that would work well in more protected terrain but in all types of weather during the warmer, snow-free months of the year, regardless of geographic locale.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">With the goal of maximizing light weight without sacrificing too much strength, we experimented with a variety of solutions. Initially, we put the poles on the inner tent, but still with a linked outer tent. After a number of such test tents literally flattened during wind testing, we adopted our proven system of linked but separable inner and outer tents, with the poles on the outer. This solution performed so much better, that we knew it was the ideal choice for these tents.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">During this process, we also discovered that the weight savings from using smaller than 9 mm diameter poles – the same type of poles found in our Red Label, all-season tents – was slight, while the loss of strength was substantial. So, again, we stayed with the proven solution – 9 mm DAC NSL poles.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">We did use lighter weight fabrics, in both inner and outer tents. For the outer tent, we developed <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/about-our-tents/materials-uncompromising-quality/>">Kerlon 1000</a>. We knew that warmer weather, snow-free use does not place the same stress on a tent that true, all-season use does, but we still needed to maintain enough strength for heavy rains and windy conditions. Kerlon 1000 boasts a substantial 8 kg/17.6 lb tear strength.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">Another way we saved weight without compromising strength was to integrate the venting directly into the construction. Rather than adding vents, which would have added weight, we built in full time venting, either through a space between the outer tent and the ground in the <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/anjan-gt/>">Anjan</a>, <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/anjan/>">Anjan GT</a>, <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/rogen/>">Rogen</a> and <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/niak/>">Niak</a> models, or through incorporating protected mesh panels into the outer tent, as found in the <a class="ui-link" href="<https://hilleberg.com/eng/tent/yellow-label-tents/enan/>">Enan</a>.</p>

 \n<p class="copy indent">The result is a group of tents that are ideal for users who go out below tree line and in more protected terrain in the snow-free months of the year, and who demand light weight, but not at the expense of strength enough for the conditions they might encounter.</p>

IN 1971, BO HILLEBERG, a professional forester, founded his own company, Hilleberg AB. That same year, while on a ski vacation in the Austrian Tyrol, Bo met Renate Neuner. After a couple of years, the two had fallen in love, married, and she had moved with him to Stockholm, Sweden. Their marriage was the final, necessary ingredient in the mix that has become Hilleberg the Tentmaker.

Before Renate, Bo’s fledgling company was primarily a forestry equipment concern, with tent making as a hoped-for sideline. An avid, lifelong outdoorsman, Bo was terminally frustrated with tents that required pitching the inner tent first and then covering it with a loose rain fly that usually displayed the same properties as a kite in the wind. He envisioned a tent that had an outer and inner tent that pitched together, simultaneously – but he didn’t have the necessary sewing skills. With Bo and Renate’s marriage, conjugal and commercial became one: Renate took charge of the sewing while Bo handled design and sales, and with their combined efforts, the company flourished.

Today, family and business are still inextricably linked. Bo is Chairman, and is senior advisor to the product development team; daughter Petra is CEO of the Hilleberg Group, President of both Hilleberg AB in Sweden and Hilleberg Inc in the US; and Bo, Renate, Petra and her brother Rolf make up the governing board of directors – clearly, family synergy continues to beget success.